Inflorescence

inflorescence The flowering part of a plant, and especially the mode of its arrangement. GardenWeb Glossary of Botanical Terms New Search: ...

Often, flowers are grouped in variously arranged clusters called inflorescences, which may be indeterminate (youngest flowers on the end or center, oldest flowers are below or outside), ...

Inflorescence: Inflorescence opens silver in mid summer Comments: 3/4" lime green leaf with light yellow stripes; stripe darkens to yellow green by late summer; similar to Silberfeder; ...

Inflorescence - general term for the arrangement of flowers or groups of flowers on a plant.

Inflorescence Collective name for a group of individual flowers. The grouping can take many forms: a spike, where the blooms are closely packed along a vertical stem; an umbel or a corymb, where the blooms form a flattened dome; ...

Inflorescence - A floral axis that contains many individual flowers in a specific arrangement; also a flower cluster. Inhibit - To hinder or to prevent.

Inflorescence: For such a big word, inflorescence (in-FLOOR-es-sense) has a very simple meaning. It is the way to describe a flower that is made up of many flowers, like you see on hyacinths or hydrangeas.

inflorescence -- A cluster of flowers. internode -- The region of a stem between two nodes, when there is no branching of the vascular tissue.

INFLORESCENCE -- The arrangement of flowers on the stem. A flower head. INOCULANTS -- A seed treatment medium that contains the sybiotic rhizobial bacteria to capture nitrogen when in contact with legume roots.

Inflorescence - A group of individual flowers that are borne on a single stem. Internode - Area of a stem between nodes. Irrigation - A system designed to deliver water to plants.

inflorescence. Ilower cluster. inner bark. In older trees, the living part of the bark, the phloem. inoculum. Any part or stage of a pathogen, such as spores or virus particles, that can infect a host.

Inflorescence A flower cluster. Infra Below. Imperfect flower A flower that lacks either stamens or pistils.

INFLORESCENCE - The arrangement of flowers on the stem. Basically, a flower head. INORGANIC - A chemical or fertilizer which is not obtained from a source which is or has been alive.

Said of an inflorescence when the terminal flower opens first and the prolongation of the axis is thereby arrested. Di- A prefix indicating two.

The flowers (inflorescence) last three months or more. They reproduce consistently and rapidly. There are few pests and diseases that attack bromeliads.

The term flower is loosely used to describe what is botanically known as an inflorescence. An inflorescence might be a single bloom as in a rose, or it may be a collection of a number of flowers on one stalk, such as salvias or buddlejas.

The plant: In the wild, Spiraea japonica is a variable shrub, but most often has flat, rosy-pink inflorescences that can measure up to twelve inches in diameter.

They send up HUGE inflorescences that can look like trees or tall torches. Most have white, yellow or green flowers that are less spectacular than the overwhelming size of the bloom itself.

Not only faded grass "inflorescences," also withered blooms and seed heads of common garden perennials add interesting forms, patterns and hints of color during the coldest months.

Flowers are either single (like most roses), or grouped together into "inflorescences" as with most garden flowers. The terms for these inflorescences--loosely referred to as "the flowers" by most gardeners--are what you usually see in descriptions.

The blooms of new basil hybrids are carried on shorter inflorescences-10 to 13 whorls of six flowers tightly arranged along each rachis (spike)-that cover the dark green foliage for several weeks.

This native of moist eastern woods as far west as Minnesota is easily recognized by its unusual inflorescence that appears in late May. In botanical terms, the 'pulpit' is a spathe and the 'Jack' is a flower-bearing spadix.

But these flowers, more commonly called inflorescence, are just as attractive.

A clump-forming native of South America; look for greenish-yellow inflorescences (flowers) in the summer. notes that it's not hardy at low temperatures, and indeed, the darkened tips of its pale sword-shaped leaves indicate the toll winter takes.

pedicel The stalk of an individual flower in an inflorescence. pendulous Hanging down, drooping. petal One division of the corolla. petaloid like or consisting of petals.

cut flowers dried flowers - Fine inflorescence texture makes an excellent dried flower. Growing Information How to plant: ...

Pistillate- Having only female organs. May apply to individual flowers or inflorescences, or to plants of a dioecious species in angiosperms. Ploidy- Degree of repetition of the basic number of chromosomes.

The small, tubular flowers in the center of the inflorescence of plants in the Daisy family. division n.

Loose, feathery flower inflorescences appear in June and are initially light pink in color. As the seed heads mature, they become very narrow with a golden tan color that lasts through the fall season.

The bracts may have either a smooth surface or one covered with long, fuzzy hairs. For those designing a garden, heliconias offer an interesting option: some species have an erect inflorescence, while others have a pendent form.

ergot. Disease of certain grasses and cereals, especially rye, caused by Claviceps purpurea; also the spur-shaped sclerotium of C. purpurea that replaces the grain in a diseased inflorescence. (20) ...

Centaurea scabiosa, Greater knapweed: don't be put off by the common name, this is a beautiful wildflower that attracts a host of bees and butterflies. Plants can grow quite large and produce dozens of large purple inflorescences on stalks about 1m ...

(2.5 - 3 ft) of clear white with a hint of green in the throat of newly opened flowers and an ivory stripe along the midrib of each petal. The candelabran-type inflorescence bears 20-30 buds and blooms in mid-season.

It has been observed that Kentucky bluegrass has difficulty rooting in the early summer after seed-head inflorescences have emerged.

The flower spikes (also known as an inflorescence) are excellent for drying. The colors are different shades of maroon, red, pink, silver, white, yellow, or beige. With ornamental grasses, looks aren't everything.

See also: Flower, Plant, Light, Soil, Foliage